Honestly, a marriage of opera and science fiction couldn’t be more natural so…this head-snapping notice immediately caught my eye. It seems that actor/director John de Lancie (best known to sci-fi aficionados as the character “Q” in Star-Trek “The Next Generation”) is headed to Texas to conduct a bonafide master class on acting in opera.

The man has definite chops. In recent years, he’s been making quite a name for himself in the rarified world of opera directing.